SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CHSL - 12th October 2020 - Shift 2 • English • Q10

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Sitab asked his mother, “Has it been snowing all night?”

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Sitab asked his mother if it had been snowing all night.

  • As the reported speech is in "Interrogative sentence" we need to make changes according to this.
  • There will be a change in the reporting verb and it will be changed into "asked".
  • The inverted comma will be changed into "IF".
  • Tense of the reported speech will be changed into "Past Perfect Tense".
  • The reported speech will be kept in the assertive structure.

As all the rules are followed by the chosen option it will be correct.